IT Perspective of BIA

• From an IT perspective

  • Driven by the business perspective of must-have applications

• Drivers

  • What are the dependencies of the application?
    • What other applications are required for it to function?
    • What infrastructure (hardware, software, networking, etc.) does it require?
  • How soon must it be available and what is the acceptable restart position?
  • What volumes, timings, and user population are required in disaster mode?
  • Is there a backup regime appropriate to these needs?
  • Does the application support a staged/phased recover, or is it all or nothing?
  • How will we protect it during DR mode operation?

• Identifies supporting infrastructure of the critical business applications

  • Document in the DR plan

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